Case Study: Lavant Support Group

Report - 12 October 2020

This is an independent case study showing an example of Lavant Support Group’s story of adapting during the COVID crisis and what the future holds.

By working with our colleagues in the Voluntary and Community sector, we have a series of reports on our website that capture the experiences and issues from the point of view of services and groups that support local people in the community.

Lavant is a civil parish in the Chichester District of West Sussex, 2.2 miles north of Chichester. It includes three villages: Mid Lavant and East Lavant, and West Lavant. It takes its name from the River Lavant which flows from East Dean to Chichester.

'Lavant has a high proportion of elderly people and more vulnerable people who had been advised to self-isolate in their own homes. Some are widows, widowers and incredibly lonely. Lavant is very aware of its community. We are conscious that people do not like to ask for help. We are supported by the Church and Parish Council the Lavant Support Group (COVID-19) was set up.'

- Robert, Co-Leader

Read about how Lavant Support Group adapted during the COVID crisis, in the report below.